Gollum Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Long live Indo-Afghan friendship. http://www.mensxp.com/special-features/today/27243-afghans-thank-india-with-a-100m-tricolour-friendship-flag-for-reconstructing-the-salma-dam.html
Kalia_Test Posted August 15, 2015 Posted August 15, 2015 Great to see that Afghan public realize who their genuine well-wisher is :two_thumbs_up: Afghans ( not talking about Pakistan sponsored Taliban) are generally simpletons with a huge pride in their culture. Once you get their trust, they will lay down their lives for you. This is similar to many Indian tribes/cultures/regions,etc e.g Rajputs ( this is not an attempt to glorify someone or put down someone. Thought it relevant as Afghan support for India is a must for India ) From South India - I will quote Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton. He built the Dowleswaram Barrage and other structures over river Godavari that averted floods and famines.. The people (t)here built his museum and revere him even today. Very common to hear terms like Cotton dora i.e Sir Cotton. Any word against Cotton Sir - be ready for chappals even now.
swatpulla Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Both India and Afganistan are victim of terror, them coming together is understandable.
Texy Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I could feel the burn experienced by our padosis in the green ghetto. But brother Sunnyji has been battling them single handedly :hatsoff:
Kalia_Test Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Is Afghanistan's grand illusion of Pakistan over? http://www.rediff.com/news/column/shyam-saran-is-afghanistans-grand-illusion-of-pakistan-over/20150816.htm The developments that have rapidly followed in the wake of the revelation a couple of weeks ago that the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, may have died more than two years ago in a Karachi hospital have rudely shaken the assumptions underlying the above Pakistan-centric approach. One, the silence over Mullah Omar's death and the continued use of the dead man's name for seeking legitimacy for various political moves has eroded Pakistan's already pathetically low credibility and convinced the Afghans, including sections of the Taliban, that their neighbour remains manipulative and is not to be trusted. Ghani said, 'The last few days have shown that suicide bomber training camps and bomb-producing factories, which are killing our people, are as active as before in Pakistan.' He added, somewhat poignantly, 'We hoped for peace but we are receiving messages of war from Pakistan.' This is a particularly damning indictment coming from a professedly pro-Pakistan leader. Pakistan, having convinced the US, China and Ghani that it alone could deliver relative peace and stability in Afghanistan but on its own terms, believed that its room for manouvre vis-a-vis India had expanded. The Chinese also bolstered this confidence by announcing a $46 billion investment in the China-Pakistan economic corridor. This had also persuaded Pakistan that the international threshold of tolerance for cross-border terrorism against India may have risen several notches. Recent incidents in Punjab and Kashmir bear testimony to this changed Pakistani outlook. But now the tide seems to be turning once again. Ghani's belated disillusion with Pakistan and the receding prospect of any viable peace with Taliban may just be the opening India has been waiting for to get back into this latest edition of the Great Game. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should consider a quick visit to Kabul to register Indian solidarity when it would be most appreciated.
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